Cleopatra Berenice III—The Egyptian Queen Who Married Her Uncle, Father, And Stepson

Ancient Egypt’s Ptolemaic Dynasty was known for its long tradition of incestuous royal marriages. Generation after generation, Ptolemies married Cleopatras, with many of the...

The Pungent Origin Story Of Emperor Constantine V Kopronymos

Emperor Constantine V was the son of Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741), a ruler who brought much-needed stability to the Byzantine Empire...

Murasaki Shikibu

Murasaki Shikibu (c. 970s-1014?) "As far as I can see, halfhearted refuge in religion is more likely to get you lost in an evil rebirth...

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey—A Historian’s Comparative Review

In this narrated review video, an in-depth comparison is made between Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, juxtaposed against the nearly three-millennia-old poetry of Homer. The...

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey—A Historian’s Comparative Review

In this narrated review video, an in-depth comparison is made between Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, juxtaposed against the nearly three-millennia-old poetry of Homer. The...

Xenophon

Xenophon (c. 420-350 BCE) "Lies and mistrust have made people so frightened of one another that, wanting to act before the others did, they have...

Enyo—The Little-Known Greek Goddess of War

(Bellona/Enyo painted by Rembrandt  (1606–1669), via Creative Commons)   The best-known Greek deities of war are Ares and Athena, but there are numerous other minor...

The Tale Of Thor Turning A Suitor Of His Daughter Into Stone

A curious tale about the Norse god, Thor, can be found in a poem called Alvissmal, or All-Wise’s Sayings, which was preserved along with...

The Bhagavad Gita

The Bhagavad Gita (c. 2nd century BCE-2nd century CE) "One who would hear without sneering, full of trust, would be freed, and would reach those happy worlds where actions are pure." ...

Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer (English poet, 1342-1400) "Yet we have four live coals, as I can show; Lies, boasting, greed and rage will always glow." From Geoffrey Chaucer's...
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